Terrier45

Thank goodness for "gun free" zones. Thank goodness for malls with the "no handguns" policy signs on the doors. There are plenty of "safe places" where the criminals are potentially more "safe" than honest citizens. PS: I carry a Sig p229 in 40. Have you statistics for "accidental" shootings related to folks carrying concealed? It really sounds as though you are simply anti-gun, rather than anti-carry. Think about this: a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000. b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000. c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services) Then think about this: a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000. b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500. c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188. Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR. Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. As a public health measure I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention. You are correct. I am extreamly anti-gun. Would you bring a gun to your kids soccer game or your favorite teams football game? Why does this sport require you to carry a gun. ~.~Scare Force One

I am going to Ireland in February and have scouted a few caches near where I will be. Does anyone know if my garmin etrex will still give me long. and Lat in a foreign country. Not crazy about buying $300 worth of mapping software. Figure since most of these will be in urban areas I should not need it. Terrier45